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Story: Dollar Surges as Asian Currencies Crash on Iran Fears and Rate Worries

By Dan Saada

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Rate Hike Speculation Adds Fuel. Speculation about U.S. interest rates gave the dollar another boost.

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Aussie and Singapore Dollars Slide Too. The Australian dollar slipped against the greenback as traders reacted to the global uncertainty…

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Asian currencies got hammered Thursday. The dollar climbed fast, fueled by jitters over Iran and talk of more U.S. rate hikes coming down the pipeline.

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Markets turned skittish after fresh developments involving Iran created a wave of uncertainty.

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The Japanese yen took a hit alongside the Chinese yuan and South Korean won. Each one got pressured by the dollar's rally and fears that geopolitical chaos could disrupt trade…

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Speculation about U.S. interest rates gave the dollar another boost. Analysts think the Federal Reserve will stick with tight monetary policy, maybe even push rates higher.

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The Indian rupee and Thai baht didn't escape the carnage either. Both currencies faced downward pressure, showing how the dollar's strength is hitting the whole region, not just…

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Central banks across Asia are watching closely. Some might step in with interventions or tweak monetary policy to steady their currencies.

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Traders and investors are trying to figure out if this volatility will keep going or settle down.

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See also: Dollar Gains Ground as Iran Nuclear Talks Drag On, Warsh Takes Spotlight

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The Singapore dollar got hit with similar downward pressure. Singapore's currency tends to reflect broader regional trends, and right now those trends aren't pretty.

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Currency strategists are busy evaluating what comes next for monetary policy across Asia. The challenge is balancing domestic economic needs against external forces like the…

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Market participants want signals from major central banks, especially the Fed. Whatever the Fed does next will influence currency movements for weeks, maybe months.

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The dollar's strength got another layer of support from expectations that the Fed will keep tightening. Anticipation of higher U.S.

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Economic data from the U.S.—employment numbers, inflation rates, all that stuff—gets watched obsessively by traders looking for clues about the Fed's next moves.

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